Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 27:19
And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
19. and give him a charge ] and thou shalt command him; i.e. declare to him solemnly the way in which he is to govern.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
That they may be witnesses of the whole action, and may acknowledge him for their supreme ruler.
Give him a charge: thou shalt command him in my name to undertake the government of my people, which otherwise he will be afraid and unwilling to do, and thou shalt give him counsels and instructions for the right management of that great trust.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation,…. Declaring before them all that he was his successor, and that they might be witnesses of what was said and done unto him, and receive and acknowledge him as such, and as having power and authority over them, which it became them to submit unto:
and give him a charge in their sight: to take care of the people committed to him; to rule them in the fear of God, and according to his laws; and to be of good courage, and go before the people and introduce them into the land of Canaan; assuring him of the divine Presence and help, so that he need not fear any enemy whatever; of this charge, and as confirmed by the Lord himself, see De 31:7.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(19) And give him a charge . . . Comp. Deu. 31:23, And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
19. Eleazar the priest The high priest. In the Pentateuch the definite article the sufficiently designated the high priest, except in Num 35:25, and Lev 21:10, where the adjective gadhol, great, is used.
Give him a charge Literally, command or instruct him in regard to this high office in the sight of the congregation.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Num 27:19. And give him a charge in their sight The substance of this charge is found, Deu 31:7-8.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Eleazar the priest: because he had the breastplate with Urim and Thummim, and could alone give Joshua the decision or “judgment” of Jehovah.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
give him: Deu 31:7, Luk 9:1-5, Luk 10:2-11, Act 20:28-31, Col 4:17, 1Ti 5:21, 1Ti 6:13-17, 2Ti 4:1-6
Reciprocal: Exo 6:13 – General Num 27:23 – General Deu 1:16 – charged Deu 31:14 – I may give 1Ki 2:1 – charged 1Ch 22:6 – charged him Mar 8:15 – he charged Act 6:3 – full 1Th 2:11 – charged
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Num 27:19. Before all the congregation That they may be witnesses of the whole action, and may acknowledge him for their supreme ruler. Give him charge Thou shalt give him counsels and instructions for the right management of that great trust.